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OF EMBALMERS 


EMBALMERS' LAW 

House Bill 125 

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RULES AND REGULATIONS 
OF STATE BOARD OF 
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TENNESSEE STATE BOARD 

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OF EMBALMERS 


EMBALMERS’ LAW 

House Bill 125 

An Act of the Fifty-Sixth General Assem¬ 
bly of Tennessee, passed February 
24, 1909, approved March 
6, 1909 


RULES AND REGULATIONS 
OF STATE BOARD OF 
EMBALMERS 


1914 

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CAUTION. 


Unless an undertaker is also a licensed embalmer, 
he is not allowed to embalm, and whenever a human 
body is to be embalmed, a licensed embalmer must 
be called upon to do the embalming, and by re¬ 
ferring to the names of licensed embalmers printed 
in this pamphlet, you can find out who is the near¬ 
est embalmer to your place, or the one convenient 
for you to get. 

The law provides that any person who shall em¬ 
balm or attempt to practice the science of embalm¬ 
ing in connection Avith the care and disposition of 
the dead with ut having complied with the pro¬ 
visions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis¬ 
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any 
court, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less 
than twenty-five ($25) dollars, nor more than fifty 
($50) dollars for each and every offense, and im¬ 
prisonment at the discretion of the court. 

Shou d you know of any one violating these rules 
and regulations, and the law under which same is 
formulated, it is your duty to immediately notify 
the Prosecuting Attorney of your place or the Sec¬ 
retary of the State Board of Embalmers. 

L. A. G kpton, Secretary. 

No. 135 Seventh Ave., N., Nashville, Tenn. 

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Embalmers’ License Law in 

Tennessee 

AN ACT to Create and Establish a State Board of Em¬ 
balmers, Define Its Duties, and Fix the Compensa¬ 
tion of Its Members; and to Provide a System 
of Examinations, Registration and Licens¬ 
ing of Embalmers, to Legalize the Is¬ 
suance of License to Embalmers 
by the State Board of Em¬ 
balmers, and to Impose 
Penalties for the Vi¬ 
olation of the Pro¬ 
visions of This 
Act. 

Qualifications and Organization of the Board. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As¬ 
sembly of the State of Tennessee, That there Is 
hereby created and established a Board to lie 
known as the “State Board of Embalmers.” Said 
Board shall consist of five members—four of whom 
shall be practical and practicing embalmers, and 
one of whom shall be a member of the State Board 
ol Health, and shall he selected one from West, 
one from East, and two from Middle Tennessee. 
The members of said Board shall be appointed by 
the Governor, as soon as practicable after the pas¬ 
sage of this AqL One of the persons so appointed 
shall hold the ^-office for one year; one for two 
years; one for three years; and two for four years, 
unless sooner removed! 


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All appointments made at the expiration of the 
terms above mentioned shall be for a term of four 
years. Appointments to fill vacancies caused bj 7 
death, resignation or removal before expiration of 
the term shall be made by the Governor, in the 
same manner, for the residue of such term. 

The members of said Board of Embalmers shall 
be residents of the State of Tennessee, four of 
whom shall have at least five yenrs of experience 
in the practice of embalming, and the prepara¬ 
tion and disposition of the dead. 

The Governor shall have the power to remove 
from office any appointive member of said Board 
for neglect of duty, incompetency, or improper 
conduct. 

The first Board shall be appointed on or be¬ 
fore the first day of June, 1 GOD, from the names 
sent to the Governor by the Funeral Directors’ 
and Embalmers’ Association of Tennessee; but 
if said nominations are not made to the Governor 
by June 1 of any year, then the Governor shall 
appoint any suitable person to fill the vacancy 
occasioned by the expiration of the term of said 
member on said Board. 

Meetings and Compensation of the Board. 

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That said Board 
shall meet once a year, and oftener if its duties 
require, at such time and place as the Board may 
decide, for the examination of applicants for li¬ 
cense to practice the science of embalming the dead 
in this State. At least thirty (30) days’ notice 
of the time and place of meeting of said Board 
shall be given. 

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the ap¬ 
pointive member of said Board, except the Sec¬ 
retary, shall receive five ($5.00) dollars per diem 
for each day of actual service during the meet¬ 
ings of said Board, and actual railroad fare in¬ 
curred in traveling to and from the meeting; and 




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Ihe salary of the Secretary shall be such sum as 
shall he decided upon by said Board; which per 
diem, mileage and salary, together with the actual 
traveling and necessary expenses of tne Secretary, 
and all other expenses of said Board, shall be paid 
troin the fees received under the provisions of 
this Act, and shall be in no manner an expense 
to the State. 


Requirements Trior to January 1, 1910. 

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That it shall be 
the duty of any person engaged in the business 
and practice of embalming the dead human bodies 
in the State of Tennessee, at the time of the pass¬ 
age of this Act, and who shall desire to continue 
in the same, to cause, from the first day of June, 
nineteen hundred and nine (1909), to the first day 
of January, nineteen hundred and ten (1910), an 
application for a licensed embalmer containing his 
name, residence and place of business, and the 
name under which he is doing business, and a state¬ 
ment that at the time of the passage of this Act, 
such applicant was actually and actively engaged 
in the embalming of dead human bodies, arterially, 
at the place named therein; such application to be 
signed by the applicant and the statements therein 
contained to be duly certified before an officer au¬ 
thorized to take acknowledgements, to be registered 
with said Board, whose Secretary shall have a 
book for the purpose, and who shall enter such 
registration therein upon payment of a fee of five 
$5.00) dollars. Whereupon the said Board shall 
issue applicant the license provided for in this 
Act. 

Any person holding a certificate or diploma from 
a reputable embalming school or college, may pre¬ 
sent the same to the said Board and accompanied 
by the fees required. Whereupon the said Board 
shall issue applicant the license provided for in 
this Act. 


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Examination of Applicants. 

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That from and 
after January the first, nineteen hundred and ten 
(1910), every person who has failed to make ap¬ 
plication for license and desires to engage in the 
practice of embalming dead human bodies within 
the State of Tennessee, and not licensed under 
Section 4 of this Act, shall make a written appli¬ 
cation to the Said Board for an embalmer’s li¬ 
cense, accompanying the same with the applica¬ 
tion fee of ten ($10.00) dollars. 

Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said State 
Board of Embalmers shall be authorized and em¬ 
powered, at the time and place specified in the 
notice heretofore provided for, to examine all ap¬ 
plicants for license to practice embalming, and to 
determine whether or not such applicants possess 
the necessary qualifications to properly embalm 
dead human bodies; and if, upon such examination, 
said Board shall determine that such applicant is 
properly qualified to embalm dead human bodies, 
it shall grant a license to such person to embalm 
dead bodies. 

Displaying and Registering of License. 

Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all licenses 
when issued shall be recorded by the Board, and 
such record shall be open to public inspection, and 
such license shall be admitted in evidence in any 
of the courts of this State, and shall be presump¬ 
tive evidence of the facts contained therein. 

It shall be the duty of said Board to issue with 
each license a card bearing applicant’s name and 
a corresponding number and seal and the fact that 
he has been licensed as an embalmer. 

Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That any per¬ 
son obtaining a license under this Act shall reg¬ 
ister the fact, together with his license number, at 
the office of the Board of Health of the city, town 



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m* place in which it is proposed to carry on said 
business, and shall also display said license in 
a conspicuous place, in the office of his business 
place. 


Penalties and Revoking of License. 

Sec. 0. Be it further enacted, That said State 
Board of Embalming Examiners shall have power 
to revoke any license granted under this Act, upon 
conviction of violation of any of the provisions 
of this Act or any of the rules and regulations, 
or upon conviction of continued improper conduct, 
said conviction being subject to approval by the 
courts of the State. 

Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That no license 
granted or issued under the provisions of this Act 
shall be assignable, and every such license shall 
specify by name the person to whom it is issued, 
and not more than one person shall carry on the 
practice of embalming the dead human bodies un¬ 
der one license. 

Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the Grand 
Jury of each County in this State is hereby given 
inquisitorial power over all offenses against or 
violations of this Act, of the rules and regulations 
as herein prescribed; and the Circuit and Criminal 
Judges shall give the same in their charge to tho 
Grand Juries, and upon conviction thereof before 
any court of competent jurisdiction, said embalmer 
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sen¬ 
tenced, with the cost of the court, to pay a fine 
of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor 
more than fifty ($50.00) dollars, and imprisonment 
at the discretion of the court. 

Renewal of License. 

Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That every reg¬ 
istered embalmer who desires to continue the prac¬ 
tice of his profession, shall annually thereafter, 
during the time he shall continue in such practice, 



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on such date as said Board may determine, pay ; 
to the Secretary of said Board a fee of two ($2.00) 
dollars for the renewal of said license. 

The State Board of Embalmers is directed to 
recognize licenses issued to embalmers by authori¬ 
ties of other States having practically equivalent 
requirements. 

Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the State 
Board of Embalmers is empowered to make such 
rules, regulations and by-laws, from time to time, 
as it may deem necessary to properly carry out 
the provisions of this Act. 

Prices to Charge for Embalming. 

That said Board of Embalmers shall establish a 
price of not more than, and no person engaged 
in embalming shall make a charge of more than, 
$15.00 for embalming a body in any incorporated 
town or city of this State, and not more than 
$20.00 for embalming any body outside of any in¬ 
corporated town or city, and that no larger fees 
than herein set out shall be collectible either in 
law or equity. 

Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That all money 
received as fees by the State Board over and above 
expenses of said Board shall be paid Into the State 
Treasury and added to the school fund. 

Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That this Act 
shall take effect from and after June 1, 1909, the 
public welfare requiring it. 

Passed February 24, 1909. 

M. Hillsman Taylor, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Wm. Kinney, 

Speaker of the Senate. 

Approved March 6, 1909. 

Malcolm R. Patterson, 

Governor. 

State of Tennessee 
Department of State 




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I, Hallum W. Ooodloe, Secretary of the State 
of Tennessee, do certify that the annexed is a 
true copy of House Bill No. 125 of the acts of the 
Fifty-sixth General Assembly of the State of Ten¬ 
nessee, passed February the 24th, 1909, and ap¬ 
proved by the Governor on March 6, 1909, the 
original of which is now of record at my office. 

In witness weherof, I have hereunto subscribed 
my official signature; and, by order of the Gov¬ 
ernor, affixed the great seal of the State of Ten¬ 
nessee, at the Department, in the city of Nash¬ 
ville. this 8th day of March A.D. 1909. 

Hallum W. Goodloe, 
Secretary of State. 


To the Embalmers of Tennessee: 


Gentlemen : We present you with this little 
book, believing it will be to our mutual benefit. 
We have so arranged it that you will have little 
or no trouble to fully understand every detail 
relative to the working and enforcing of our em¬ 
balming law, known as House Bill No. 125, being 
An Act of the Fiitysixth General Assembly of 
Tennessee, passed February 24, 1909, and approved 
March Gth, 1909. 

This is a progressive age. Improvements are 
being developed along every line of manufactur¬ 
ing, merchandising, and especially among the pro¬ 
fessions. 

There is no profession making more rapid 
strides by way of advancement than that of the 
embalmers. We are pushing to the front, and by 
the united efforts of every embalmer in Tennes¬ 
see it will only be a question of a short time 
when other States will look upon the “Volunteer 
State” of Tennessee as a leader in our chosen 
profession. 

We feel satisfied that we can count on you to 
co-operate with us in elevating the profession of 
embalming in our State. We hope you will fully 
recognize the fact that every part of the law is 
essential. If you should think for one minute that 
you do not come up to every requirement laid down 
in our bill, then begin at once and see to it that you 
reach the highest standard in our profession. 

The law is extremely favorable to every em¬ 
balmer that is now engaged in the business. At 
the seine time we have incorporated every 
safeguard for our future protection and the protec¬ 
tion o[ the public, and with your help we propose 
to enforce every section of the law to the letter. 
We have been very explicit in the arrangement of 
our descriptive matter, so that none need err. 

It is a sacred duty imposed on every man to 
cbey the laws of our country, and we feel satis¬ 
fied that the high-toned material of which our pro¬ 
fession is comp sed there will be little trouble 
along the linos of “law enforcement.” 

What could bo more just to the public than to 



Letter to Lmbalmers 


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iequire that embalmers shall have a knowledge 
of embalming, sanitation and disinfecting of the 
body of deceased persons; also the apartment, 
clothing, bedding, etc., etc., and anything likely 
to be infected in case of death from a contagious 
disease? 

The law is certainly not only a protection for 
the public, but for our own protection also. We 
lelieve you will agree with us in this one point: 
whenever a body is embalmed by an undertaker 
who knows little or nothing about his business, 
and the body decomposes as a result of improper 
treatment, everyone cognizant of the fact will op¬ 
pose the embalming of their dead for all future 
time to come; consequently from the blunder of 
one man it may mean a loss of thousands of dol¬ 
lars to our profession. 

We as officers and members and officers of the 
State Board shall endeavor to do our whole duty; 
l ut we are forced to depend largely upon the em- 
balmers all over the State to assist us in cenforc- 
ing the law. - 

It is the duty of every licensed embalmer to 
keep a lockout for any violation, and when you 
are aware of this transgression it will certainly 
be your duty to notify the Secretary of the Board, 
giving him all the information at your command 
in reference to the breaking of the law. 

Let us make an effort to more thoroughly edu¬ 
cate the people along this line of the many ad¬ 
vantages of embalming. First, the life-like ap¬ 
pearance, so that the last look of the loved ones 
will be as though they were asleep; second, that 
the odor that will naturally arise from putrefac¬ 
tion and decomposition will be removed, and they 
will be as living so far as that is concerned; and 
third, if the cause of death should be from a con¬ 
tagious disease, everything connected with the death 
will be properly and thoroughly disinfected. 

Wishing every embalmer much success and great 
prosperity, we are yours for law enforcement, 

T W STEVENS, Prso. L. A. GUPTON, Secy. 

JOE W. HENRY W. R. SPARKMAN 












RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE 

BOARD OF EMBLAMERS OF TENNESSEE. 

Adopted by the State Board of Embalmers of 
Tennessee at a meeting of the Board held at Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn., on the 6th and 7th day of May, 1914, 
pursuant to and under the authority of the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly of Tennessee, and published for the 
guidance and instruction of all funeral directors, 
undertakers, embalmers and other persons who 
hold a license or who may desire to obtain a li¬ 
cense to practice embalming in Tennessee and rec¬ 
ognition by the State Board of Health and by 
transportation companies and common carriers for 
the transportation of bodies of human beings dead 
of infectious or contagious diseases. 

RULE No. 1. 

How to Secure License. 

Section 1. From and after the first of June, 
1909, to the first day of January, 1910, all embalm¬ 
ers who were engaged in embalming dead human 
bodies at the time of the passage of this law and 
desired to continue the practice of embalming dead 
human bodies within the State of Tennessee, made 
application in writing to the State Board of Em¬ 
balmers of Tennessee for a license upon blanks 
furnished by the Secretary of the Board, contain¬ 
ing his name, age, color, residence and place of 
business and the name under which he was do¬ 
ing business, and a statement that at the time 
cf the passage of this Act such applicant was 
actually and actively engaged in the embalming 
of dead human bodies both arterially and cavity 
at the place named therein; such application was 
signed by the applicant and statement therein con¬ 
tained was duly certified to before an officer au¬ 
thorized to take acknowledgement was registered 
with said Board, whose Secretary has a book for 


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that purpose, and who entered such registration 
therein upon the payment of a fee of five ($5.00) 
dollars, whereupon the said Board issued the ap¬ 
plicant a license as provided for in this Act. 

Sec. 2. All persons who were engaged in em¬ 
balming dead human bodies in the State of Ten¬ 
nessee at the time of the passage of this law ana 
did not make application for an embalmer’s license 
under Section 4 of this Act, before January 1, 
1910, said Board of Examiners shall be empow¬ 
ered and authorized to examine all applicants, by 
both oral and written examination, as to his quali¬ 
fications to properly embalm dead human bodies, 
provided they comply with the requirements. 

Sec. 3. All applicants who were actually and 
actively engaged in the embalming of dead human 
bodies at the time of the passage of this Act who 
presented the same to this Board, accompanied 
by the fees required, whereupon the said Board is¬ 
sued the applicant the license provided for in Sec¬ 
tion 4 of this Act, provided such applicant presented 
some on or before January 1, 1910. after which 
date said applicant shall make a written applica¬ 
tion to the said Board for an embalmer’s license, 
accompanying the same with the application fee of 
ten ($10.00) dollars; whereupon the said Board 
shall determine his qualification to properly embalm 
dead human bodies, as per Section 6 of this Act; 
but if said applicant should request an examination 
from said Board on or before January 1, 1910. 
same would have been granted. 

RULE No. 2. 

When to Be Examined. 

Section 1. Applicants for examination shall be 
required to show to the satisfaction of this Board 
that they are persons of good moral character, and 
that they have practiced embalming dead human 
bodies for at least three years, or that they have 
had at least three years of practical instructions in 




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embalming and disinfecting under a licensed em- 
balmer, of if they bold a diploma or certificate 
from a reputable embalming school they will only 
be required to serve two years under a licensed 
tmbalmer, and must attain a' proficiency of 75 per 
cent in answering the questions propounded by the 
Hoard, and when the applicant has complied with 
all of these requirements to the satisfaction of a 
majority of the Board he shall be licensed to prac¬ 
tice embalming. 

Sec. 2. Such license shall be signed by the Presi¬ 
dent, Secretary and each member of the Board, 
and shall have the seal of the Board affixed. 

Sec. 3. Examinations will be held for the pur¬ 
pose of issuing embaliner’s license on the first Wed¬ 
nesday in January, April, July and October. 

When to Appear for the Second Examination. 

Sec. 4. Applicants who fail to comply with 
any of the requirements of Rule 2, Section 1, to 
the satisfaction of a majority of the members of 
the Board, shall not be entitled to the return of 
the license fee of ten ($10.00) dollars, but shall 
be entitled to appear before the Board for re-ex¬ 
amination, without payment of further fees, at the 
next regular time for examinations, provided such 
applicant shall present himself for re-examination 
within two years from the date upon which he was 
first examined. No part of his fee shall be re- 
returnable. 


RULE No. 3. 

Section 1. All applications for license from 
January 1st, 1010, must comply with Rule No. 2, 
Section 1, and same must be accompanied by a 
license fee of ten ($10.00) dollars as provided 
by law. 


Not Entitled to An Examination. 

Sec. 2. When it shall appear from the face of 
an application that the applicant has not been 


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engaged in the practice of embalming dead human 
bodies for at least three years or nas not had at 
least three years’ practical instruction in embalm¬ 
ing and disinfecting under a licensed embalmer, 
or has a certificate or diploma from a reputable 
embalming school and two years of instruction un¬ 
der a licensed embalmer, the applicant shall not 
be entitled to an examination, but shall be entitled 
to a return of his license fee and application. 

Sec. 3. Whenever an applicant shall fail to 
present himself for examination at the time and 
place set for same by the Board, he may pre¬ 
sent himself at the next examination held by the 
Board without payment of further license fee, but 
shall not be entitled to further consideration in 
case of failure to present himself the second time, 
within two years from the date of the first ex¬ 
amination. 

How the Examination Shall Be Conducted. 

Sec. 4. The examination shall be held under 
the control of the Board and shall consist of an 
inquiry into the moral character, age, practice or 
practical instruction of the applicant, and on an 
oral and written examination upon the following 
subjects and requirements: 

Requirements. 

1. The applicant must be at least 21 years of 
age. „ 

2. He shall have assisted in embalming at least 
25 bodies. 

# 3. He shall have had at least three years of prac¬ 
tical experience under a licensed embalmer, or 
embaImers, or a certificate or diploma from a reput¬ 
able embalming school, and two years’ practical 
experience with a licensed embalmer or embalm- 
ers. 

4. He shall pass a practical examination upon 
a cadaver if one can he provided. 

5. He shall be endorsed by a licensed embalmer, 
who has had at least three years of experience, 


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and by two registered physicians. 

6. He must be of good moral character. 

7. He must pass a written examination of not 
/ess than 50 questions upon the following sub¬ 
jects : 

A. Anatomy of the human body, 10 questions. 

B. The cavities of the human body, 5 questions. 

C. Arterial and venous system, 10 questions. 

D. The blood and discoloration, 3 questions. 

E. Arterial and cavity embalming, 10 questions. 

F. Disinfection and sanitation, 6 questions. 

G. Transportation rules, 4 questions. 

8. He must pass an oral examination of not 
less than 25 questions on the following subjects: 

H. Embalming, 15 questions. 

I. Contagious and infectious diseases, 4 ques¬ 
tions. 

J. Disinfection, 6 questions. 

9. He must attain a proficiency of at least 75 
per cent on the entire examination to be entitled 
to license. 

10. He must be willing to abide by the laws and 
rules governing the embalmers in the State In 
which he works. 

Sec. 6. All written questions submitted for ex¬ 
amination of applicants for license are the pri¬ 
vate property of the Board, and the applicant must 
return same to the Board with their answers. 

RULE No. 4. 

When to Renew License. 

Section 1. All licenses issued by this Board ex¬ 
pire on the 30th day of May next following their 
issue, and must be renewed annually. Application 
for renewal of license must be made to the Sec¬ 
retary of the Board at least thirty days preceding 
the expiration of the license upon blanks prescribed 
by the said Board, and must be accompanied by a 
renewal fee of two ($2.00) dollars, as prescribed 
by law, and a return of their embalmers’ license 
card. 


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Sec. 2. Pending a renewal of license, no li¬ 
censed embaliner shall practice the science of em¬ 
balming. 


Those Not Allowed to Embalm. 

Sec. 3. When a licensed embalmer shall have 
failed to renew his license he may be reinstated 
upon the payment of a license renewal fee for 
each year since the expiration of his license or 
renewal of license bearing the same as the origi¬ 
nal license, provided a period of not more than 
three years shall have passed since the failure to 
renew. 

Sec. 4. Applicants for a license who were en¬ 
gaged in the business of embalming dead human 
bodies in the State of Tennessee at the time of 
the passage of this law and who failed to apply for 
a license under this Act to the State Board of Em¬ 
balming Examiners from June 1st to January 1st, 
1910, shall be required to stand an examination 
es to his qualifications to embalm dead human 
bodies within the State of Tennessee. 

Sec. 5. No employee, student, apprentice, help¬ 
er, undertaker, funeral director, or any other per¬ 
son shall attempt to practice the science of em¬ 
balming in any of its branches unless a duly li¬ 
censed embalmer is actually present during the 
entire operation, and the embalming is done un¬ 
der such licensed embalmer’s personal directions. 
What Constitutes Embalming and An Embalmer. 

Sec. 6. Any person not a holder of an em- 
balmemr’s license, embalming or attempting to em¬ 
balm a dead human body except under the imme¬ 
diate and personal direction of a licensed embalm¬ 
er, as provided in Rule 4, shall be considered to 
be practicing embalming. The term embalming 
shall be taken to mean the disinfection or pres¬ 
ervation of both dead human bodies entire or in 
part by the use of chemical substance, fluid, or 
gases, ordinarily used, prepared or intended for 


Rules and Regulations IV 

such purpose, either by outward, application of 
sueh chemical substance, fluid or gases on body, 
or by the introduction of same into the body by 
vascular or hypodermic injections or by direct 
application into the organs or cavities. The find¬ 
ing of such chemical substances, fluid or gases, 
ordinarily used in embalming, or any trace, evi¬ 
dence or appearance thereof upon a dead human 
body the use of which is prohibited except by a 
licensed embalmer, or the placing thereof on a 
dead human body by any person who is not a 
holder of an embalmer’s license except as here¬ 
inbefore permitted, shall constitute prima fade 
evidence of the violation of the laws and these 
rules and regulations. 

RULE No. 5. 

Requirements of Embalmers Holding License 
From Other States. 

Any person making his residence in this State 
and holding a certificate of license in full force 
and duly issued by some other State or provincial 
Board of Embalming or other State or provincial 
authority having practically equivalent require¬ 
ments provided by law desiring to engage in the: 
practice of embalming dead human bodies with¬ 
in the State of Tennessee, shall make a written 
application to this Board for a license, accompany¬ 
ing the same with the license fee of ten ($10.00) 
dollars, together with a duly certificed certificate 
from such other State or provincial Board or 
authority, showing that applicant is the holder of 
s duly issued license in full force and effect and 
was duly examined by such State or provincial 
authority. When such applicant shall have com¬ 
plied with all the rules and regulations of the 
Board and with the requirements of the law un¬ 
der which the same are formulated, the Board 
shall issue to such applicant license to practice the 


20 Rules and Regulations 

science of embalming and the care and disposi¬ 
tion of the dead as required by the law under 
which these rules and regulations are formulated. 

RULE No. G. 

Why License May Be Revoked. 

The State Board of Embalming Examiners may 
in its discretion revoke and cancel any license of 
renewal of license issued by it, under the follow¬ 
ing conditions: When— 

(a) The holder thereof is not a person of good 
moral character, or 

(b) The holder thereof shall be guilty of gross 
or willful malepractice of the science of embalm¬ 
ing, or 

(c) The holder thereof shall be guilty of will¬ 
fully violating any rule or regulation of the Ten¬ 
nessee State Board of Health, or any law or regu¬ 
lation of any municipality governing the disposition 
of dead human bodies, or 

(d) The holder thereof shall have knowingly 
and wilfully signed a certificate as having em¬ 
balmed or prepared a body, when in fact some 
one else did it, or 

(e) The holder thereof shall be guilty of gross 
or willful neglect in the conduct of his profes¬ 
sion, or 

(f) The holder thereof shall have knowingly 
and willfully made any false statement to this 
Board in his application for a license or an ex¬ 
amination, or 

(g) The holder thereof shall knowingly and 
willfully neglect to report to the Secretary of the 
Tennessee State Board of Embalmers the name 
of any one who is practicing embalming dead hu¬ 
man bodies according to Rule 4, Section 5, and 
does not hold a Tennessee license, or 

(h) The holder thereof shall knowingly and 
willfully ship dead human bodies in violation of 
the Transportation Rules, and failing to properly 


Rules and Regulations 21 

fill out the transit permit that has been adopted 
hereto by the Tennessee State Board of Embalmers, 
or 

(i) The holder thereof shall have been guilty 
of any violation of any rule or regulation of this 
Board. 


RULE No. 7. 

The Display and Registering of License. 

Section 1. All persons holding a license issued 
by the Board shall have said license registered 
in the office of the Board of Health of the city, 
or of the town or County Court in the jurisdic¬ 
tion of which it is proposed to carry on said prac¬ 
tice. 

Sec. 2. All persons receiving a license from 
this Board shall display the same in a conspicu¬ 
ous place in the office or place of business of the 
holder of the same. 

RULE No. 8. 

What Constitutes Practical Instruction. 

Section 1. Any undertaker or funeral director 
who shall have had three years of practical in¬ 
struction in embalming and disinfecting under a 
licensed embalmer in such cases of embalming as 
may have been incidental to said undertaker’s or 
funeral director’s ordinary business shall be con¬ 
sidered by the Board to have had the practical 
experience or instruction in embalming and disin¬ 
fecting required by these rules and regulations. 

RULE No. 9. 

Any person holding a license issued by the State 
Board of Embalmers of Tennessee and desiring a 
certificate showing such person to be a licensed 
embalmer in some other jurisdiction, or for any 
other purpose, may obtain same from the Secre- 


22 


Rules and Regulations 

tary of the Board upon application, accompanied 
by a fee of two ($2.00) dollars. 

RULE No. 10. 

No Temporary License Granted. 

No temporary certificate, license or permit to 
practice embalming pending an examination may 
be issacd by this Board. 

RULE No. 11. 

Price to Be Charged for Embalming. 

The price to be charged by embalmers for serv¬ 
ices rendered in the embalming of bodies be left 
as a matter to be arranged by contract between 
the embalmer and the person for whom said serv¬ 
ices are rendered. 


RULE No. 12. 

These rules and regulations may be added to, 
changed, altered or amended at any time, and all 
rules and regulations or part of same conflicting 
with these rules and regulations are hereby re¬ 
pealed. 

Rules Revised May 7th, 1914. 

T. W. Stevens, President; 

L. A. Gupton, Secretary, 


STATE OF TENNESSEE 
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH 

RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE 
TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD BODIES. 

Adopted by the Tennessee State Board of Em- 
bn liners May 7th, 1914. 

RULE No. 13. 

Rule 1. The transportation of bodies dead of 
smallpox or bubonic plague, within or into the 
State of Tennessee is absolutely forbidden. 

Rule 2. The bodies of those who have died of 
Asiatic cholera, diphtheria (membraneous croup,) 
scarlet fever (scarletina, scarlet rash), erysipelas, 
glanders, anthrax or leprosy shall not be accepted 
for transportation unless prepared for shipment by 
being thoroughly disinfected by (a) arterial and 
cavity injection with an approved disinfectant fluid, 
fb) disinfecting and stopping of all orifices with 
absorbant cotton, (c) washing the body with the 
disinfectant, all of which must be done by an em- 
balmer holding a license as such, approved by the 
Tennessee State Board of Embalmers. After being 
disinfected as above, such bodies shall be incased 
in an air-tight zinc, tin copper or lead-lined coffin 
cr iron casket, all joints and seams hermetically 
soldered and all enclosed in a strong, tight, wooden 
box. Or, the body being prepared for shipment as 
above outlined may be placed in a strong coffin or 
casket encased in an air-tight zinc, copper or tin 
case, all joints and seams hermetically soldered 
and all encased in a strong outside wooden box. 

Rule 3. The bodies of those dead of typhoid 
fever, puerperal fever, measles, epidemic cerebro¬ 
spinal meningitis and acute anterior poliomyelitis 
(infantile paralysis), may be received for transpor¬ 
tion when prepared by a licensed embalmer, as 
provided in Rule 2. The air-tight sealing may be 
dispensed with. 

Rule 4. The bodies of those dead of diseases not 
stated in Rules 2 and 3, may be received for trans¬ 
portation when encased in a sound coffin or casket 
and enclosed in a strong outside wooden box; pro¬ 
vided, they reach their destination within thirty 
hours from the time of death. If the body cannot 



24 Transportation Rules 

reach its destination within thirty hours from the 
time of death, it must be prepared as provided in 
Rule 3. 

Rule 5. In the shipment of bodies dead from any 
disease named in Rule 2, the body must not be ac¬ 
companied by persons or articles which have been 
exposed to the infection of the disease, unless cer¬ 
tified by the Health Officer as having been properly 
disinfected; and before selling passage tickets, 
agents shall carefully examine the transmit per¬ 
mit and note the name of the passenger in charge, 
and others proposing to accompany the body, and 
see that all necessary precautions have been taken 
to prevent the spread of the disease. The trans¬ 
mit permit shall specifically state who is authorized 
by the health authorities to accompany the remains. 
It; all cases where bodies are forwarded under Rule 
2. notice must be sent by telegraph to the Health 
Officer at destination advising the date and train 
on which the body may be expected. This notice 
must be sent by the shipping embalmer to the 
Health Officer at the destination. 

Rule 6. Every dead body must be accompanied 
by a person in charge who must be provided with 
a passage ticket and also a full first-class ticket 
marked “corpse,” for the transportation of the 
body, and a transit permit and a removal permit 
issued by the local registrar of the municipality 
or civil district in which the death occurred, giving 
the place of death, name of the deceased, age, sex, 
color or race, date and hour of death, and the point 
to which the body is to be transported, and when 
the death is caused by any of the diseases specified 
in Rule 2, the name of the person authorized by 
the Health Officer to accompany the body, also the 
certificate of the shipping embalmer that the body 
lias been prepared strictly in accord with the rule 
under which the shipment is to be made, ail of 
which shall be given over the signature of the local 
registrar. The transit permit, unfolded, must be 
securely tacked on the top of the outside wooden 
box. The removal permit shall be handed to the 
passenger in charge. 


Transportation Rules 25 

Rule 7. When dead bodies are shipped by ex¬ 
press the removal permit and transit permit shall 
be tacked unfolded upon the top of the outside 
wooden box. 

Rule 8. Disintered bodies of persons who have 
died of any disease or cause shall be treated as 
infectious or dangerous to the public health, and 
shall not be received for transportation within, or 
removed from this State unless said removal has 
been approved by the Secretary of the State Board 
cf Health; and no such dead body shall be shipped 
into Tennessee without the approval of the health 
authorities having jurisdiction of the place where 
such body is disintered, and no such body shall be 
transported, received or buried in this State unless 
satisfactory evidence of compliance with the rules 
of this Board respecting the same shall be sub¬ 
mitted to the Secretary of the State Board of 
Health and his written consent obtained to such 
transportation, receipt or burial. All such disin¬ 
tered remains shall be enclosed in an hermetically 
soldered zinc, tin or copper-lined box. But bodies 
deposited in receiving vaults shall not be treated 
the same as buried when originally prepared by a 
licensed embalmer as defined in Rule 2, provided 
the shipment takes place within thirty days from 
the time of death. The shipment of bodies prepared 
in the manner above directed by a licensed em¬ 
balmer, from receiving vaults, may be made within 
thirty days from the time of death without the 
necessity of obtaining permission from the health 
authorities of the locality to which the body is con¬ 
signed. After thirty days the casket or coffin con¬ 
taining said body must be enclosed in an hermeti¬ 
cally soldered box. 

RULE No. 14. 

All rules and parts of rules conflicting with 
these uiles are hereby repealed. 

These rules apply equally to all common car¬ 
riers in the State of Tennessee and having been 
duly adopted and properly published have the 
full force of law. 

TENNESSEE STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS, 

T. W. Steven, President. 

L. A. G upton, Secretary. 


CODE OF ETHICS ADOPTED BY THE NA¬ 
TIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS’ ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 

1. A funeral director, on entering the profession, 
becomes entitled to all its privileges and immuni¬ 
ties, and he incurs an obligation to exert his best 
abilities to maintain its dignity and honor, exalt its 
standing and extend the bounds of its usefulness. 

He should, therefore, observe stricly such laws 
as are instituted for the government of its members. 

2. There is no profession from the members of 
which greater purity of character and a higher 
standard of moral excellence are required than the 
funeral director, and to attain such eminence is 
p. duty every funeral director owes to his profes¬ 
sion and the public. It is due the latter, as with¬ 
out it he cannot command their respect and con¬ 
fidence, and to both because no scientific attain¬ 
ments can compensate for the want of correct moral 
principles. 

It is incumbent upon the members of the pro¬ 
fession to be temperate in all things. 

3. The nature of our calling takes us to the 
inner circle of families that are afflicted. Secrecy 
and delicacy, when required by peculiar circum¬ 
stances, should be strictly observed, and this obli¬ 
gation stands beyond the period of the profes¬ 
sional services. 

None of the privacies of personal and domestic 
life should ever be divulged. 

4. It is derogatory to the dignity of the profes¬ 
sion to resort to public advertisements, or private 
cards, or use of hand bills, inviting the attention 
of the public to any of the wares connected with 
our profession. 

A funeral director should rely on his professional 
abilities and acquirements in order to merit the 
confidence and secure the patronage of his com¬ 
munity. 


Code of Ethics 


27 


r>. No funeral director should ever i terfere when 
another funeral director has been called to take 
charge of a body. Under no circumstances should 
one funeral director consent to take charge or a 
body until the funeral director first called has been 
paid for his services and has withdrawn. 

6. In case two funeral directors are called at 
the same time to take charge of the same body, 
both should withdraw and leave the choice to the 
family. 

7. When a funeral director accompanies a funeral 
party to a distant place where burial is to take 
place, and a funeral director is at its destination 
to take charge, the attitude of the accompanying 
funeral director should be that of a friend to the 
family, and the assistant to the funeral director in 
charge of the interment. 

8. When a funeral director assumes responsibility 
for the preparation and sending to him the body 
of a person dying at a distance, it should be re¬ 
garded as a transaction of honor; the services 
should be performed in a professional manner and 
settlement made without undue delay. 

9. Urging the use of temporary caskets at place 
of death, when satisfactory permanent caskets may 
be obtained, with the view' of profit to the funeral 
director w^here burial is totake place, is unpro¬ 
fessional and should be discouraged. 

10. Unfavorable public criticism of the service 
of another funeral director is unprofessional. His 
attention may be privately called to errors of omis¬ 
sion or commission in a professional manner, and 
any suggestions offered should be received and 
treated wdth due professional courtesy. 

11. No funeral director, in care of epidemic or 
contagious disease, should shirk his professional 
duties, even though his life may be in jeopardy. 

12. There is, perhaps, no profession, after that 
of the sacred ministry, in which a high-toned moral¬ 
ity is more inperatively necessary than that of a 
funeral director. High moral principles are his 
greatest safeguard. 


TENNESSEE DIRECTORY 
OF LICENSED EMBALMERS 


Name P. O. Address license No. 

Abernathy, G. W., Ducktown, Tenn. 19 

Abernathy, Luther H., Copperhill, Tenn. 24 

Adams, T. J., Trenton, Tenn.35 

Alexander, J. Quitman, Martin, Tenn.371 

Alexander, Chas. C., Lafayette, Tenn.297 

Ammons, Roy E., Maryville, Tenn.400 

Barrett, H. C., Hickman, Ky.392 

Bayless, J. C., Bristol, Tenn.147 

Bates, J. C., Elizabethton, Tenn.110 

Baird, Jno. W., Dyer, Tenn. 22 

Barber, J. C., Springfield, Tenn.,fi R. F. D. No. 7... 6 

Baumgartner, John, Nashville, Tenn.138 

Baumgartner, C., South Pittsburg, Tenn.91 

Bell. Frank. Springfield, Tenn.108 

Bethurum, W. J., Franklin, Tenn.322 

Bearden, F. R., Shelbyville, Tenn.98 

Bell, Jno. H. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.290 

Biter, J. M., Jackson, Tenn.403 

Bidwell, John F., Pleasant View, Tenn.265 

Blanchard. P. T. (col.), Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.267 

Bloome, W. P., Englewood. Tenn. 93 

Bodkin, G. L., Milan, Tenn.120 

Bodkin. Emerson E, Humboldt, Tenn.191 

Boyd, T. D., Rome, Ga. .|85 

Bond. John (col.), Brownsville. Tenn.276 

Booth, J. Howard, Nashville, Tenn.336 

Booth, Jno. F., Oliver Springs, Tenn.412 

Bray, J. E., Jackson, Tenn.390 

Brent, Alex C., Jr., (col.), Murfreesboro, Tenn.401 

Brooks, J. A., Dayton, Tenn.181 

Brown, Lewis H., Dyersburg, Tenn. 31 

Brady, Albert (col.). Memphis, Tenn.303 

Brown, Wm. H. (col.), Bristol, Tenn.235 

Bryant, E. A., Trezevant. Tenn.290 

Bradberry, D. A. (col.), Shelbyville, Tenn.62 

Brien. R. P., Lebanon. Tenn.398 

Brown. Jas. H., Shelbyville. Tenn.377 

Bryant. W. R., Franklin, Ky.337 

Burns. Thos. M., Chattanooga, Tenn.101 

Cathrum, R. B. (col.), Nashville, Tenn.239 

Carkeet, Robert D., Memphis, Tenn.184 

Carson, Sam (col.), Memphis, Tenn.185 

Carroll. J. W.. Chattanooga, Tenn.102 

Carr, J. C., Tazwell, Tenn.169 














































Tennessee Licensed Embalmers 


29 


Name P. O. Address License No. 

Campbell, Charles E., Lenoir City, Tenn.176 

Carson, Jno. B. (col.), Memphis, Tenn....298 

Cannon, E. L., Martin, Tenn.319 

Carter, J. T., Bethel, Tenn. 68 

Center, R. A., Ducktown, Tenn.395 

Chambless, B. B., Neptune, Tenn.291 

Charlton, E. Dorris, Nashville, Tenn.142 

Churchill, J. H., Murray, Ky. 53 

Christopher, Robert H., Birmingham, Ala.317 

Council, D. H. (col.), Birmingham, Ala.353 

Collins, Geo. C., Sr., Dickson, Tenn.233 

Collins, Geo. C.. Jr., Dickson, Tenn.378 

Coulter, R. J., Dayton, Tenn. 97 

Combs, M. S., Jr., Nashville, Tenn. 1 

Cole, J. B., Goodlettsville, Tenn.105 

Collins, John J., Memphis, Tenn.173 

Cotton, H. M., Franklin, Tenn.334 

Courtney, Frank G., Decatur, Ill.....388 

Crafton, W. R., Nashville, Tenn. .414 

Crowder, C. L. (col.), Gallatin, Tenn.330 

Curry, J. W., Dyersburg, Tenn. 43 

Curry Joseph W., Dyersburg, Tenn. 40 

Davis, Gus A., Nashville, Tenn.306 

Davis, J. C., Big Sandy, Tenn. 79 

Davis, N. L., Rutherford, Tenn....269 

D’Armond, Jno. G., Harriman, Tenn. 4 

Dabney. S. A. (col.), Clarksville, Tenn.26 

Davis, Wm. F., Dickson. Tenn.131 

Denton, Paul D., Nashville, Tenn. ..159 

Dilday, R. F., Huntingdon, Tenn.352 

Dixon, Nace (col.), Clarksville, Tenn.213 

Doyle, J. H., Bolivar, Tenn.219 

Dorris, Finley M., Nashville, Tenn.140 

Donnelly, R. Ross., Shouns, Tenn.160 

Duke, J. T., Ashland City, Tenn. 56 

Duncan, Rufus (col.), Nashville, Tenn.201 

Edwards, E. L., Murfreesboro, Tenn.197 

Edwards, R. M., Coal Creek, Tenn.248 

Eskridge, W. R., Dresden, Tenn.204 

Etheridge, S. P., Fulton, Ky.287 

Evans, Mrs. L. C., Athens, Tenn.52 

Ewing, H. J. (col.), Franklin, Tenn.282 

Ferrell, T. C., Humboldt, Tenn.245 

Fields, J. E.. Milan, Tenn.231 

Formwalt, Charles J., Fayetteville, Tenn.154 

Forsyth, W. T., Murphy, N. C.376 

Fowler, J. Lush, Lewisburg, Tenn. 21 

Freeman, Charles S., Red Boiling Springs, Tenn-264 

Fike, Walter L., Cleveland, Tenn.421 

Gardner, R. Hal, Mayfield, Ky.375 

Gass, Harry H., Chicago, Ill. 50 

Galloway, S. H., Fayetteville, Tenn.408 

Gilbertson, W. C., Memphis, Tenn.195 

Gill, Geo. W.. Grant, Tenn.256 

Gibson, J. A., Manchester, Tenn.92 
























































30 


Tennessee Licensed Embalmers 


Name P. O. Address License No. 

Gleaves, Robert G., Greenbrier, Tenn.416 

Griffin, A. E., Jackson, Tenn.179 

Graham, J. Ray, Fulton, Ky.237 

Gustafson, G. A., Memphis, Tenn.308 

Gupton, L. A., Nashville, Tenn.7. ..119 

Haywood, Ed, Fulton, Ky.284 

Hamlett, J. M., Clarksville, Tenn.46 

Haynes, J. L., Decherd, Tenn.174 

Hayes, Thos. H. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.129 

Haggard, P. T., Seviersville, Tenn.289 

Hart, Wm. A. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.278 

Harris, James D. (col.), Lebanon, Tenn.190 

Hallett. J. T., Soddy, Tenn..270 

Harper, J. E., Union City, Tenn.189 

Harper, Ed F., Maryville, Tenn. 73 

Henry, J. W,., Springfield, Tenn.109 

Helms, A. W., Etowah, Tenn.399 

Heathman, B. F., Ashland City, Tenn.261 

Henry, Noel C., Hartsville, Tenn.196 

Hedrick, J. P., Newport, Tenn.106 

Hindan, J. T., Pulaski, Tenn.387 

Higgins, Carl, Fayetteville, Tenn. 38 

Higgins, Hiram, Fayetteville, Tenn. 42 

Hicks, Arrington B., Jackson. Tenn.313 

Hoover, A. M., Shelbyville. Tenn.177 

House, C. M., Franklin, Ky.241 

Hoover, H. F., fe'helbyville, Tenn. 65 

Holley, Paul F., Morristown, Tenn.386 

House, Leslie L., Franklin. Ky.236 

Hudson, Homer (col.), Dyersburg, Tenn.316 

Hunter, H. E., Sparta, Tenn.351 

Irwin, L. S., Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. 90 

Jackson, James Leslie, Nashville, Tenn.263 

Jarnegan, C. S. (col.), Knoxville, Tenn.23 

Jackson, John B., Shelbyville, Tenn.240 

Jennings, E. P., Watertown, Tenn.396 

Johnson, A. N. (col.), Nashville, Tenn.30 

Johnson, A. N., Jr.. M.D., (col.), Nashville, Tenn. . 28 

Johnson, L. E. (col.), Nashville, Tenn. 29 

Johnson, Mrs. Lillian J. (col.), Nashville, Tenn.... 27 

Johnson, R. C., Ripley, Tenn.- . 36 

Johnson, R. M. Loudon, Tenn.145 

Jones, W. G., Columbia, Tenn...139 

Jones, Preston (col.), Nashville, Tenn.249 

Jones. T. M., Greenville, Tenn.413 

Joseph, W. H., Rockwood, Tenn.299 

Joyner, Edward (col.), Memphis, Tenn.334 

Karney, J. T., Mason, Tenn. 11 

Karket, Robert D., Memphis, Tenn...1S4 

Karsch, George A., Nashville, Tenn..252 

Keen, L. W., Jonesboro, Tenn.397 

Kelly, James H., Pembroke, Ky.286 

Keesee, Wm. H. (col.), Clai’ksville, Tenn. 51 

Kipping, Wm. F., Johnson City, Tenn... 68 

King. W. H., Smyrna, Tenn.146 






















































Tennessee Licensed Embalmers 31 

Name P. O. Address License No. 

King, Archie (col.), Hopkinsville, Ky.383 

Kyker, J. S., Sweetwater, Tenn.134 

Lane, Shoun T., Asheville, N. C.109 

Lawrence, W. B., Maryville, Tenn.114 

Lavender, Thomas M., Chapel Hill, Tenn.16 

LaMontague, Louis L., Memphis, Tenn.411 

Lane, S. L., Dayton, Tenn.327 

Leath, James A., Etowah, Tenn.266 

Leach, G. M., Bristol, Tenn. .. 7 

Leake, Charles A., Knoxville, Tenn.312 

Lillison, Wm. S. (col.), Knoxville, Tenn.20 

Lively, Joe M., McMinnville, Tenn. 3 

Ligon, Peter (col.), Clarksville, Tenn.312 

Ligon, H., Union City, Tenn. 72 

London, W. B., Cornersville, Tenn. .187 

Lucus. E. M.. Fulton. Kv.216 

McCrory. L. H., Woodbury, Tenn.137 

McColough, Dan (col.), Murfreesboro, Tenn.203 

McClanahan, W. P., Lawrenceburg, Tenn.221 

McCurdy. R. A., Mayfield, Ky.....374 

McCrea, W. M., Manchester, Tenn. .55 

McCoy, Leavy (col.), Memphis, Tenn. 80 

McCoy, George W., Memphis, Tenn.410 

McDowell, Wm. A., Memphis, Tenn. 95 

McGavoc, Mrs. Patience (col.), Nashville, Tenn....199 

McGavoc, W. H. (col.), Nashville, Tenn. 41 

McLain, O. L., Cleveland, Tenn.218 

McLain, David G., Cleveland, Tenn.103 

McMillen, Howard, Woodbury, Tenn.402 

McNeil, George S'., Bristol, Tenn. 37 

McRae, P. S., Eagleville, Tenn.283 

McReynolds, T. E., Clarksville, Tenn. 34 

McReynolds, W. H., Clarksville, Tenn.406 

McReynolds, Clememnt E., Clarksville, Tenn.405 

Martin, W. M. Nashville, Tenn.13 

Maley, R. S., Covington, Tenn.63 

Mars, C. W., La Follette, Tenn.224 

May, J. H., Pulaski, Tenn.338 

Manley, J. A., Harriman, Tenn. 8 

Mangrum, A. (col.), Humboldt, Tenn.357 

Mann, A. G., Knoxville, Tenn. 87 

Meriwether, H. R., Dyersburg, Tenn.32 

Meyer, J. R., Memphis, Tenn.194 

Milligan, W. V., Chattanooga, Tenn.144 

Mitchell, J. J., Greenville, Tenn.116 

Mikels, Jno. C., Johnson City, Tenn.162 

Miller, Wm. M., Bells, Tenn.253 

Miller, P. R., Murfreesboro, Tenn.198 

Mismer, Charles M., Knoxville, Tenn. 25 

Morton, Nannie R. (col.), Columbia, Tenn.418 

Morton, Isham L., Murfreesboro, Tenn.304 

Montgomery, Clarence E., Jellico, Tenn.259 

Moffatt, C. L., Tullahoma, Tenn. 54 

Morgan, John H., Wartrace, Tenn. 81 

Moore, J. C., Huntland, Tenn.247 






















































32 Tennessee Licensed Embalmers 

Name P. O. Address License No. 

Moore, H. C., Jr., Murfreesboro, Tenn.332 

Moore, James H. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.128 

Mullikin, L. S., Memphis, Tenn.309 

Murray, L. G. (col.), Jackson, Tenn.272 

Murray, W. H. (col.), Jackson, Tenn..217 

Norvell, E. C., Tracy City, Tenn.180 

North, H. S., Gallatin, Tenn.380 

Norris, James W., Memphis, Tenn.193 

Ore, W. J., Jefferson, Tenn.356 

Owen, John W. (col.), Union City, Tenn.358 

Parham, M. (col.), Chattanooga, Tenn.415 

Parran, John J., Boliver, Tenn.262 

Patrick, F. H., McMinnville, Tenn. 2 

Page, Wm. P., Chattanooga, Tenn.293 

Patton, John Thomas (col.), Franklin, Tenn.385 

Parkis, Fred H., Elizabeth ton, Tenn.172 

Pearcy, S. H., Dayton, Tenn.115 

Pearson, E. W., Nashville, Tenn.168 

Phillips, L. A., Watertown, Tenn.226 

Pofford, D. D., Lexington, Tenn.135 

Pollock, Thomas C., Knoxville, Tenn.10 

Powell, Charles W., Westel, Tenn.417 

Priest, J. Allison, Nashville, Tenn.250 

Pi'uett, D. K., Bristol, Tenn. 71 

Qualls, Samuel (col.), Memphis, Tenn.257 

Ramsey, R. T., Corey, Ala.324 

Ramsey, Norman, Lebanon, Tenn.419 

Ransom, J. L., Jr., Union City, Tenn.192 

Regen, M. T., Franklin, Tenn.126 

Reems, Archie G. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.132 

Ridings. D. C., McEwen, Tenn.343 

Richardson, J. W., Lewisburg, Tenn.107 

Roesch, John C., Nashville, Tenn.350 

Ross, J. A., Lexington, Miss.277 

Rollow, Arch. B., Clarksville, Tenn.163 

Roberts, Carl R., Knoxville, Tenn.394 

Robertson, Joe, Woodbury, Tenn.39 

Robertson, C. P., Bessemer, Ala.342 

Robertson, Thomas G., Woodbury, Tenn.17 

Reid, Thomas J. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.420 

Sailings, S. L., Knoxville, Tenn. 88 

Scott, Ed F. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.275 

S'chnell, Paul W., Rome, Ga.379 

Scott, John Jay (col.), Memphis, Tenn.274 

Scates, Fern, McKenzie, Tenn.220 

Sexton, W. R., Knoxville, Tenn.89 

Seagraves, Claud, Lebanon, Tenn.210 

Smith, G. L., Johnson City, Tenn.171 

Smith, H. S., Columbia, Tenn. .. 18 

Small, A. F., Clarksville, Tenn.341 

Smith, T. E., Paris, Tenn.329 

Sorrell, T. W., Rossville. Ga. 85 

S*pencer, Samuel E. (col.), Memphis, Tenn.130 

Spicer, J. R., Paris. Tenn.74 

Sparkman, W. R., Jackson, Tenn.. 47 
























































Tennessee Licensed Embalmers 


33 


Name P. O. Address Incense No. 

Spangler, E. A., Birmingham, Ala.355 

Spicer, Charley C., Paris, Tenn.242 

Stevens, T. W., Greenville, Tenn.149 

Stroud, M. L., Union City, Tenn.381 

Stetzer, W. H., Morristown, Tenn.258 

Still, Baxter R., Athens. Tenn.389 

Smith, Erwin P., Adairville, Ky..422 

Stephens, W. W., Terre Haute, Ind. 33 

Sutton, W. B., Bell Buckle, Tenn.99 

Tarptey, John B., Clarksville, Tenn.143 

Taylor, Preston (col.), Nashville, Tenn. 5 

Taylor, Thomas M., Dickson, Tenn.234 

Throp, J. W., Hartsville, Tenn.153 

Thompson, C. M., Newbern, Tenn.238 

Thomas, J. L., Johnson City, Tenn.404 

Tipton, Horace S., Cleveland, Tenn.78 

Todd, Asa, Beech Grove, Tenn.230 

Tomlinson, A. M., Athens, Tenn. 64 

Troxler, M., Tullahoma, Tenn.Ill 

Trimble, J. F., Chattanooga, Tenn.186 

Train, Charles, Spring City, Tenn.211 

Upshaw, Geo. H.. St. Paul. Minn.382 

Vance, Charles N. (col.), Columbus, Ohio .384 

Wlalker, Wm.. Memphis, Tenn.423 

Ward, Howard C., Memphis, Tenn.183 

Wann, Paul H., Chattanooga, Tenn.104 

Waller, W. S., Nolensville, Tenn.170 

Wade, H. E.. Fulton, Ky.287 

West, Frank L., Chattanooga, Tenn.151 

Wetsler, John, Somerville, Tenn. 9 

White, C. B., Dowelltown, Tenn.175 

Wilkerson, H. Wyman (col.).Memphis, Tenn.273 

Wilkinson, Geo. E., Decherd, Tenn..328 

Wilkerson, W. G., Portland, Tenn.228 

Wilkerson, W. W., Nashville, Tenn.294 

Wiggs, J. L.. Lynnville. Tenn.301 

Wilkinson, Hatton B., White House, Tenn.48 

Wiles, Bass, Nashville, Tenn.200 

Wiles, Foster, Nashville, Tenn.14 

Wiles, J. H., Jr., Nashville, Tenn. 15 

Williamson, Mrs. B., Newbern, Tenn.206 

Wiggs, Wm. R.. Statesville, N. C.407 

Woodson, Robert H., Paris, Tenn.354 

Worsham, Prof. Albert, Chicago, Ill.288 

Woodfin. J. T., Murfreesboro, Tenn.161 

Wyse, Trvan P., Halls, Tenn...164 















































EMBALMERS LICENSED TO PRACTICE THE SCI 
ENCE OF EMBALMING IN TENNESSEE 
RESIDING IN OTHER STATES 


ALABAMA 

Bessemer. 

342 Robertson, C. P. 

Birmingham. 

317 Christopher, Robt. H. 
353 Council, D. H. 

355 Spangler, E. H. 

Corey. 

324 Ramsey, R. T. 

GEORGIA. 

Rome. 

285 Boyd. T. D. 

379 Schnell, Paul W. 
Rossville. 

85 Sorrell, T. W. 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago. 

50 Gass, Harry H. 

288 Worsham, Albert, 
Prof. 

Decatur. 

388 Courtney, Frank G. 

INDIANA. 

Terre Haute. 

33 Stephens, W. W. 
KENTUCKY. 
Adairville. 

422 Smith, Ewin P. 

Franklin. 

230 House, Leslie L. 

241 House, C. M. 

337 Bryant, W. R. 


Fulton. 

287 Ethridge, S. P. 

237 Graham, J. Ray 
284 Haywood, Ed 
216 Lucas, E. M. 

287 Wade, H. E. 

Hickman. 

392 Barrett, H. C. 

Hopkinsville. 

383 King, Archie (col.) 

Mayfield. 

375 Gardner, R. Hal 
374 McCurdy, R. A. 

Murray. 

53 Churchill, J. H. 

Pembroke. 

286 Kelley, Jas. H. 

MINNESOTA. 

St. Paul. 

3.>2 Upshaw, Geo. H. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

Lexington. 

277 Ross, Jas. A. 

NORTH CADOLINA. 
Asheville. 

409 Lane, Shoun T. 

Murphy. 

376 Forsyth. W. T. 

Statesville. 

407 Wiggs, Wm. R. 

OHIO. 

Columbus. 

384 Vance. Chas. N. (col) 


TENNESSEE DIRECTORY OF LICENSED EMBALM. 
ERS AND UNDERTAKERS 


License No. 

ASHLAND CITY. 
Cheatham County. 

Ashland City Hwd. Co., 
Duke, Shaw & Duke. 
56 Duke, J. T. 

261 Heathman, B. F. 

ATHENS. 

McMinn County. 

52 Evans, Mrs. L. C. 
Evans, Mrs. L. C. & 
Son 

389 Still. Baxter R. 

64 Tomlinson, A. M. 

BETHEL. 

Giles County. 

58 Carter, J. T. 

BEECH GROVE. 
Coffee County. 

230 Todd. Asa 

BELLS. 

Crockett County. 

253 Mjller, Wm. M. 
Goosman, Geo. F. 
BELL BUCKLE. 
Bedford County. 

99 Sutton, W. B. 

Sutton, W. B. & Co. 
BIG SANDY. 
Benton County. 

79 Davis, J. C. 

BOLIVAR. 
Hardeman County. 

219 Doyle, J. H. 

Parran & Co. 

262 Parran. John J. 

BRISTOL. 

Sullivan County. 

235 Brown. Wm. H. (coll 
147 Bayless, J. C. 

Brown-Doubt Und Co, 
Dooley-Bayless Co. 

7 Teach. G. M. 

McNeil, A. S. & Son 
37 McNeil. Geo. S. 

71 Pruett. D. K. 
BROWNSVILLE. 
Haywood Countv. 

276 Rond, .Tno. (col) 
Bond. A. A. <fe S'on 

T T - ~vf * o C| 


License No. 

BRUSH CREEK. 
Smith County. 

256 Gill, G. W. 

CAMDEN. 

Benton County. 
Bivens, Hugh 
CENTERVILLE. 
Hickman County. 
Huddleston, J. B. 
Swift. C. B. 

CHAPEL HILL. 
Marshall County. 

16 Lavender, Thos. M. 
Lavender Bros. 
CHRISTIANA. 
Rutherford County. 

230 Todd, Asa 

CHATTANOOGA. 
Hamilton County. 
Anderson, Sam M. 

101 Burns, Thos. M. 
Bullington, Albert L. 
Chapman, Harry E. 

102 Carroll, J. W. 

Davis, Wilbur G. 
Franklin, G. W., Jr. 
Franklin, Benj. H. 

(col) 

144 Milligan. W. Y. 

McDonald, J. W. 

293 Page, Wm. P. 
Parham, M. 

Sharp. Ii. J. & Co. 
85 Sorrell, T. W. 

186 Trimble, J. F. 

151 West, Frank L. 

104 Wann, Paul H. 

Wann. J. LI. & Son 
CLEVELAND. 
Bradley County. 

421 Fike, Walter L. 

Fike. G. A. & Son 
1 o.j McLain. David G. 

218 McLain. O. L. 
McLain & Son 
78 Tipton. Horace L. 
CLARKSVILLE. 
Montgomery County. 
Dixon, N. <<r Co. (col) 
9 1 *' T J"o^ f N. f ~ 1 > 



36 

26 


Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers 


Dabney, S. H. (col) 
Dabney, Geo. C .(col) 
Dabney, Vivian S. 
(col) 

Gossett & Rollow 
46 Hamlett, J. C. 

57 Keesee, W. H. (col) 
212 Ligon, Peter (col) 

34 McReynolds, T. E. 

405 McReynolds, Clement 

E 

406 McReynolds, W. H. 
163 Rollow, Arch. B. 

McReynolds-Tarpley 

Co. 

341 Small, A. F. 

143 Tarpley, J. B. 

COPPERHILL. 

Polk County. 

24 Abernathy, L. H. 
Center & Abernathy 

COPENHAGEN. 
Marion County. 
Kirkpatrick, J. W. 
CONCORD. 

Knox County. 
Galbrith, F. P. 
COTTAGE GROVE. 
Henry County. 
Harding. J. R. 
COAL CREEK. 
Anderson County. 

248 Edwardg, R. M. 

Edwards, R. M. & 
Co. 

COVINGTON. 

Tipton County. 

63 Maley, R. S. 

CROSSVILLE. 
Cumberland County. 

Bryant, Chas. Wm. 
CORNERSVILLE. 
Marshall County. 
Kennedy, D. C. 
Kennedy & London 
187 London, W. B. 
CLOUMBIA. 

Maury County. 

Fox. M. P. 

W. G. Jones 
Maury Und. Co. 
Morton, Mrs. A. J. 
(col) 

418 Morton, Nannie R. 
Morton. Clara B. 


Und. Co. 

Nichol, R. E. 

Oakes, Jno. A. 

18 Smith, H. S'. 

Smith & Cunning¬ 
ham 

DAYTON. 

Rhea County. 

181 Brook, J. A. 

97 Coulter, R. J. 

327 Lane, S. L. 

115 Pearcy, S. H. 

DECHERD. 
Franklin County. 

174 Haynes, J. L. 

Haynes Fur. Co. 

297 Smithson, James D. 

328 WilkinsOn, Geo. E. 

DICKSON. 

Dickson County. 

233 Collins, Geo. C., Sr. 

378 Collins, Geo. C., Jr. 

Collins, Geo. C. & 

Son 

131 Davis, W. F. 

Taylor & Ingram 

234 Taylor, Thos. M. 

DOWELLTOWN. 
DeKalb County. 

Dowelltown Und. Co. 

175 White, Dr. C. B. 

DRESDEN. 
Weakley Contity. 

204 Eskridge, W. R. 

DUCKTOWN. 

Polk County. 

19 Abernatha, G. W. 

395 Center, R. A. 

Uenter, J. M. & Son 

DYER. 

Gibson County. 

22 Baird, Jno. W. 

DYERSBURG. 

Dyer County. 

3 1 Brown, Lewis H. 

40 Curry, Joseph W. 

43 Curry, J. W. 

Curry, J. W. & Son 
3.16 Hudson, Homer H. 
Hudson & Wright 

32 Merriweather, H. R. 
Merri weather & 

Bratton 
Watson. C M. 


37 


Licensed Embalmdrs and Undertakers 


ELIZABETHTON. 
Carter County. 

Ambrust-Smith- 
Parkis Co. 

110 Bates, J. C. 

172 Parkis, Fred H. 
ENGLEWOOD. 
McMinn County. 

93 Bloom, W. P. 

Bloom, W. & E. 

ETOWAH. 

McMinn County. 
Center & Powell 
399 Helms, A. W. 

266 Leath, James A. 

Sterchi Bros. & Til¬ 
ley 

FAYETTEVILLE. 
Lincoln County. 

154 Formwalt, Chas. J. 
408 Galloway, S. H. 
Galloway & Scott 
Higgins Bros. 
Higgins, O. H. 

42 Higgins, Hiram 
38 Higgins, Carl F. 
FRANKLIN. 
Williamson County. 

322 Bethurum, W. J. 

334 Cotton, H. M. 

282 Ewing, H. J. (col) 
385 Patton, Jno. Thomas 
(col) 

126 Regen, M. T. 

Regen. M. T. & Co. 

GALLATIN. 
Sumner County. 

330 Crowder. C. L. (col) 
Harris & North 
263 Jackson. Leslie 
380 North. H. S. 

GLASS. 

Obion County. 
Puckett, W. R. 

GLEASON. 
Weakley County. 
Shipley, J. A. 
GOODLETTSVILLE. 
Davidson County. 

105 Cole. J. B. 

GREENVILLE. 

Green County. 
Daughty Fur. Co. 
Daughty, W. H. 

50 Gass, Harry H. 


413 Jones, T. M. 

116 Mitchell, J. J. 

Mitchell Fur. Co, 

149 Stevens, T. W. 
GREENBRIER. 
Robertson County. 

416 Gleaves, R. G. 
HARTSVILLE. 
Trousdale County. 

153 Throp, J. W. 

196 Henry. Noel C. 
HALLS. 

Louderdale County. 

164 Wyse, Ivan P. 

Halls Hhardware & 
Furniture Co. 

HARRIMAN. 

Roane County. 

4 D’Armond, Jno. .G. 

8 Manley, J. A. 
HENDERSON. 
Chester County. 

390 Bray, J. E. 

HOHENWALD. 
Lewis County. 
Voorhies Hardware 
Co. 

HUNTINGDON. 
Carroll County. 

352 Dilday, R. F. 

Carter, W. H. 

HUNTLAND. 
Franklin County. 

247 Moore, J. C. 

HUMBOLDT. 

Gibson County. 

245 Ferrell, T. C. 

Ferrell, T. C. & Son 
191 Bodkin, Emerson E, 
357 Mangrum, A. (col) 
JACKSON. 

Madison County. 

390 Bray, J. E. 

403 Biter, J. M. 

179 Griffin, A. E. 

Griffin, Chas. E. 

313 Hicks, Arrington B. 

Kinzie, A. P. 

272 Murray, L. G. (col) 

Murray Und. Co. 

(col) 

217 Murray, W. H. (col) 
Parrish, Vaughn 
Sparkman-Robins Co 
47 Sparkman. W. R. 


38 Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers 


260 Scott, Jno. W. 

Umpblett — Griffin 
JEFFERSON CITY. 
Jefferson County. 

356 Ore, W. J. 

Ore, The W. J. Co. 

JELLICO. 
Campbell County. 

259 Montgomery,, C. E. 
Ellison Furniture Co. 
JONESBORO. 
Washington County. 

397 Keen, L. W. 

Keen, Milton 
JOHNSON CITY. 
Washington County. 
Ambrust-Smith - 
Parkis Co. 
Henderson, F. S. 
Harrison. J. H. 

Jones, W. F. 

68 Kipping, W. F. 

162 Mikels, Jno. C. 

171 Smith, G. L. 

404 Thomas, J. L. 

J. G. Sterchi Und Co. 
KNOXVILLE. 

Knox County. 

Dunn, Edward E. 
Hall& Donahue Cof¬ 
fin Co. 

Hamilton & Lillison 
(col) 

Jarnigan & Son 
312 Leake, Chas. A. 

20 Lillison, Wm. S. (col) 
23 Jarnigan, C. S. (col) 
25 Mismer, Chas. S. 

87 Mann, A. G. 

Mann, E. B. Und. Co. 

391 Roberts, Carl R. 

89 Sexton, W. R. 

88 Sailings, S'. L. 

10 Pollock. Thos. C. 

KEEVILLE. 

Shelby County. 
Sullivan, M. A. 
LAFAYETTE. 

Macon County. 

297 Alexander, Chas. C. 
Dillard, C. G. 
LAFOLLETTE. 
Campbell County. 
Cordell, M. D. 

224 Mars, C. W. 


Mars, C. W. Fur. Co. 
Ogei & Carden 
LAWRENCEBURG. 
Lawrence County. 

Freemon & Co. 

221 McClanlian, W. P. 
McClanahan & Wall 
LENOIR CITY. 
Loudon County. 

176 Campbell, Chas. E. 
Cook, Frank 
LEBANON. 

Wilson County. 

210 Seagraves, Claud 
Seagraves & Son 
398 Brlen, R. P. 

330 Crowder, C. L. (col) 
190 Harris, Jas. D. (col) 
Lebanon, Funeral 
Directors & Em¬ 
balmers 
Stewart, J. R. 

419 Ramsey, Norman 
LEXINGTON. 
Henderson County. 

135 Pafford, D. D. 

LEW ISBU RG. 
Marshall County. 

21 Fowler, J. Lush 
107 Richardson, J. W. 
LINDEN. 

Kelly, A. 

LOUDON. 

Loudon County. 

145 Johnson, R. M. 
LYNNVILLE. 

Giles County. 

301 Wiggs, J. L. 

LYNCHBURG. 

Moore County. 
Moore, Joe L. 

McEWEN. 
Humphreys County. 

343 Ridings, D. C. 

McKenzie. 

Carroll County. 

220 fe'cates, Fern 

Scales, W. F. & Son 

McMinnville. 

Warren County. 

Boyd, Jno. A. 

3 Lively, J. M. 

Lively Furniture Co. 
2 Patrick, F. H. 


Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers 


39 


MASON. 

Tipton County. 

11 Karney, J. T. 
MARTIN. 

Weakley County. 

Adams, J. M. 

371 Alexander, J. Q. 

319 Cannon, E. L. 

Cannon & Elexander 
MANCHESTER. 
Coffee County. 
Bailey, J. R. 

92 Gibson, J. A. 

55 McCrea, W. M. 
Willis & McCrea 
MARYVILLE. 
Blount County. 

400 Ammons, Roy E. 

73 Harper, Ed F. 

114 Lawrence, W. B. 
MEDINA. 

Gibson County. 

245 Ferrell, T. C. 

Ferrell, T. C. & Sons 
MEMPHIS. 

Shelby County. 
Banks, A. B. (col) 
303 Brady, Albert (col) 
298 Carson. Jno. E. (col) 

184 Carkett, R. D. 

185 Carson, Sam (col) 
173 Collins, J. J. 

296 Bell, John H. (col) 
Carson & Barnwell 
(col) 

Dinwiddie, L. A. 
Barnett & Lewis Co. 
(col) 

Gordon, Russell M. 

308 Gustafson, G. A. 

195 Gilbertson, W. C. 

Holst Bros. & Hin¬ 
ton 

Howard. Frank T. 
129 Hayes, Thos. H. (col) 
278 Hart, Wm. A. 

60 Jetta, Chas. E. 

334 Joyner, Edward (col) 
411 La Montague, Louis 
L. 

309 Mullikin, L. S. 

128 Moore, Jas. H. (col) 
80 McCoy, Levy (col) 
McCoy & Joyner 
(col) 


410 McCoy, G. W. 

194 Myer, J. R. 

Mitchell, F. T. 
McDowell & Monte- 
verde 

95 McDowell, Wm. A. 
193 Norris, J. W. 

Norris, J. W. & Co. 

257 Qualls, S'am (col) 
132 Reems, Archie G. 

(col) 

331 Rider, H. Perry 
420 Reid, Thos. J. (col) 
Scott-Wilkerson & 
Scott (col) 

275 Scott, Ed F. (col) 

274 Scott, Jno. Jay (col) 
130 Spencer, Sam E. 
(col) 

Spencer, E. W. 

Snell, Robt. 

Smith, J. L. (col) 
Thompson Bros. 

273 Wilkerson, H. Way- 
man 

183 Ward, Howard C. 

423 Walker, Wm. (col) 
Walker & Oates (col) 
MORRISTOWN. 
Hamblen County. 

386 Holley, Paul F. 

Holley, C. B. & Co. 

258 Stetzer, W. H. 

MILAN. 

Gibson County. 

120 Bodkin, G. L. 

231 Fields, J. E. 

Fields, Fur. & Und. 
Co. 

Peek, Sonnie 

MT. PLEASANT. 
Maury County. 

267 Blanchard, P. T. 
(col) 

Blanchard & Gifford 
(col) 

90 Irwin, L. S. 

Irwin Bros. 

MURFREESBORO. 
Rutherford County. 

401 Brent, A. C., Jr., 
(col) 

197 Edwards, E. L. 

254 Hickman. Robert 
203 McColough, Sam 


40 Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers 


(col) 

Miller, P. R. & Co. 
198 Miller, P. R. 

304 Morton, Isam L. 

332 Moore, H. C., Jr. 

161 Woodfln, J. T. 

Woodfin & Moore 
NASHVILLE. 
Davidson County. 
Battle, Jno. M. (col) 
138 Baumgartner, Jno. 
336 Booth, Howard J. 

414 Crafton, W. R. 

239 Cathrun, R. B. (col) 
142 Charlton, E. Dorris 


Cornelius, 

B. F. 

Crutchfield, 

John 

(col) 


Caldwell, 

Jos. R. 

(col) 



1 Combs, M. S., Jr. 
Cornelius-Martin & 
Co. 

Combs & Davis 
306 Davis, Gus A. 

201 Duncan, Rufus (col) 

140 Dorris, Finley M. 
159 Denton, Paul D. 

Dorris-Karsch & Co. 
119 Gupton, L. A. 

Gupton-Sweeney Co. 

27 Johnson, Mrs. Lillian 

(col) 

30 Johnson, A. N. (col) 

28 Johnson, A. N., Jr. 

(col) 

29 Johnson, L. E. (col) 

249 Jones, Preston (col) 
252 Karsch, Geo. A. 

199 McGavoc, Mrs. Pa¬ 

tience (col) 

141 McGavoc, W. H. 

(col) 

13 Martin, W. M. 

250 Priest, J. Allison 
168 Pearson, E. W. 

350 Roesch, John 

5 Taylor, Preston (col) 
Taylor & Co. (col) 
249 Wilkerson, W. W. 
Wilkerson & Co. 

15 Wiles, J. H., Jr. 

14 Wiles, L. Foster 

200 Wiles, Bass 
Wiles Bros. & Co. 


NEWBERN. 

Dyer County. 

206 Williamson, Mrs. B. 
238 Thompson. C. M. 
NEW MARKET. 
Jefferson County. 
Mathews, Geo. A. 
NEPTUNE. 
Cheatham County. 

291 Chambless, B. B. 

Chambless, B. B. & 
Bro. 

NEWPORT. 

Cook County. 

106 Hendrick, J. P. 
LaRue, J. H. 

Parrott, Frank 

NOLENSVILLE. 
Williamson County. 

170 Waller, W. S. 
OLIVER SPRINGS. 
Roane County. 

412 Booth, Jno. F. 

Booth & Wann 
ORLINDA. 
Robertson County. 
Clayton. J. E. 
PARRIS. 



Henry 

County. 

74 

Spicer, 

J. R. 

242 

Spicer, 

Chas. C. 

329 

Smith, 

T. E. 


Smith 

& Moore 

354 

Woodson, Robt. H. 
Woodson-Hudson 


Co. 



PIKEVILLE. 
Bledsoe County. 

Dyer, J. C. 

PLEASANT VIEW. 
Cheatham County. 

265 Bidwell, Jno. F. 
Bidwell Ei'os. 

Walker & Bidwell 
PORTLAND. 
Sumner County. 

228 Wilkerson, W. G. 
Wilkerson Bros. 
PULASKI. 

Giles County. 
Bennett, W. C. 
Bennett, May & Co. 
387 Hindman, J. T. 

Hindman. Oliver & 
Brady 


Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers • 41 


338 May, J. H. 

RED BOILING SPRINGS. 
Macon County. 

264 Freeman, Chas. S. 

Chitwood & Whitley 

RIVERSIDE. 

Lewis County. 

Brackett, M. A. 

RIPLEY, 

Lauderdale County. 

36 Johnston. R. C. 
Johnston Bros. 
ROCKWOOD. 

Roane County. 
Joseph, W. H. 

Lamb, B. J. 

Lamb & Coulter 
RUTHERFORD. 
Gibson County. 

261) Davis, N. L. 

SEVIERVILLE. 
Sevier County. 

289 Haggard, P. T. 
SHOUNS. 

Johnson County. 

160 Donnelly, R. Ross 
SHARON. 

Weakley County. 
Trout, W. H. 

Trout & Roberts 
SHELB YVILLE. 
Bedford County. 

62 Bradberry, D. A. 
(col) 

98 Bearden, F. R. 

377 Brown. Jas. H. 

65 Hoover, H. F. 

177 Hoover, A. M. 

240 Jackson, Jno. B. 
Jackson Bros. 
SMYRNA. 
Rutherford County. 

146 King, W. H. 

SOUTH PITTSBURG. 

Marion County. 

91 Baumgartner, C. 
SODDY. 

Hamilton County. 

270 Hallett, J. T. 

Hallett, Mrs. A. & 
Son 

SOMERVILLE. 
Fayette County. 

9 Wetzler, John 
SPRING CITY. 

Rhea County. 


211 Train, Chas. 

Train, Strathem 
SPARTA. 

White County. 

351 LIunter, H. B. 

Potter, K. T.. 
SPRINGFIELD. 
Robertson County. 

6 Barber, J. C. 

108 Bell, Frank 

109 Henry, J. W. 

Henry & Bell 
SWEETWATER. 

Monroe County. 

134 Kyker, J. S. 

TAZWELL. 
Claiborne County. 

169 Carr, J. C. 

TRACY CITY. 
Grundy County. 

180 Norvell, E. C. 

Norvell, E. C. Co. 

TRENTON. 

Gibson County. 

35 Adams, T. J. 

225 Hunt. Wm. L. 

TREZEVANT. 
Carroll County. 

290 Bryant. E. A. 

TULLAHOMA. 
Coffee County. 

54 Moffatt. C. L. 

Ill Troxler, M. 

UNION CITY. 

Obion County. 

Tair Fui’niture Co. 
189 Harper. J. E. 

Home Furniture Co. 
59 Jones, Clifford V. 

72 Ligon. H. 

Ligon Furniture Co. 
Owen. Jno. W. (col) 
192 Ransom, J. L., Jr. 
381 Stroud, M. L. 

WARTRACE. 
Bedford County. 

81 Morgan, J. H. 
Morgan Fur. Co. 

WATERTOWN. 
Wilson County. 

American Hwd. Co. 
396 Jennings, E. P. 

226 Phillips. L. A. 
Watertown tlnd. Co. 





42 


Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers 


WESTEL. 

Cumberland County. 

417 Powell. C. W. 
WHITE HOUSE. 
Robertson County. 

48 Wilkinson, Hatton B. 
WHITEVILLE. 
Hardeman County. 

69 Dykes, J. J. 
Thomas, R. A. 
WHITEWELL. 
Marion County. 


Rogers, S. L. 
WINCHESTER. 
Franklin County. 

156 Rice. Will 

Steed, W. L. 

WOODBURY. 
Cannon County. 

112 Keaton, W. E. 

137 McCrary, L. H. 

402 McMillen, T. H. 

17 Robertson, Thos. G. 
39 Robertson. Joe 


MEMBERS OF THE TENNESSEE STATE BOARD 

OF EMBALMERS 

T. W. STEVENS, President, Greenville, Tenn, 
JOE W. HENRY, Springfield, Tenn, 

A. E. GRIFFIN, Jackson. Tenn 

L. A. GUPTON, Secretary Nashville, Tenn. 


















































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